Name: Anaerophaga thermohalophila Denger et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, warm, hot; Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermohalophila, heat and salt loving

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-mo-ha-LO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 12881; Fru22; OCM 798

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ418048 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Denger K, Warthmann R, Ludwig W, Schink B. Anaerophaga thermohalophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermohalophilic, strictly anaerobic fermentative bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:173-178.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:293-295.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Anaerophaga Denger et al. 2002. Publication: Denger K, Warthmann R, Ludwig W, Schink B. Anaerophaga thermohalophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermohalophilic, strictly anaerobic fermentative bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:173-178.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Anaerophaga Denger et al. 2002

Assigned by: Denger K, Warthmann R, Ludwig W, Schink B. Anaerophaga thermohalophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermohalophilic, strictly anaerobic fermentative bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:173-178.

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